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Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   1,721 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Will Weaver (short story "A Gravestone Made of Wheat") and
Ali Selim (writer)
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Release Date:
31 July 2008 (Brazil) more
Genre:
Tagline:
A love story
Plot:
Set in 1920, Inge travels from Germany to rural Minnesota meet the man destined to be her husband. Bureaucracy and social morality cause major complications. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
6 wins & 2 nominations more
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wonderful movie more (47 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Elizabeth Reaser ... Young Inge

Lois Smith ... Old Inge

Patrick Heusinger ... Young Lars
Stephen Pelinski ... Old Lars

Tim Guinee ... Young Olaf

Robert Hogan ... Old Olaf

Alan Cumming ... Young Frandsen
Paul Sand ... Old Frandsen

Jodie Markell ... Donna Torvik

Sage Kermes ... Mae Torvik
Kirsten Frantzich ... Lee
Stephen Yoakam ... Einar Torvik

Karen Landry ... Rose Torvik
James Cada ... Minister Thorwald
Debbie DeLisi ... Sarah Torvik
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Wedding Photo (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for brief partial nudity and mild language.
Runtime:
110 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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Most of the Norwegian and German was not scripted, but made up by the actors during filming and is gibberish. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The film takes place in 1920, however, the Farmall tractor that Brownie is driving is a Farmall "F" series that was not made until 1932. more
Quotes:
Brownie: You hungry? hungry?
[rubs stomach]
Inge: I could eat a horse.
Brownie: Well we could find dat.
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Movie Connections:
References The Godfather (1972) more

FAQ

A Note Regarding Spoilers
Is "Sweet Land" based on a novel?
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29 out of 33 people found the following comment useful.
wonderful movie, 30 April 2006
8/10
Author: jjwriter4 from United States

This is the story of a German mail order bride who moves to a small, Minnesota town filled with Norwegians who don't exactly embrace difference.

The movie creates a palatable tension between doing what you need to do to fit in with your community (what you're "supposed" to do) and finding love with someone who is different (what you should do).

That message resonates in today's political climate.

A funny, poignant, wonderfully acted movie, Sweet Land has the confidence to treat us as if we are intelligent. It lets us fill in the blanks and trusts us to understand what's going on without telling us everything. While this makes us work a little rather than sit back and be spoon fed the entertainment, the effort is well worth it.

For example, when characters speak German, instead of using subtitles, the filmmakers know we'll get the gist of the scene - even though we don't get the exact verbiage. Selim lets the emotion carry us and it works. This is delicate work but it's handled with care and talent.

Sweet Land is about how love is stronger than fear.

Very, very good movie...the kind they don't make in Hollywood. I'd compare it to Jean de Florette and the sequel Manon of the Spring. It's a simple story with complex emotions where the smallest details, like someone taking a huge bite of potatoes, say a lot.

Excellent movie.

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